The European Parliament is quick to remove the diplomatic immunity of its conservative members who are persecuted at home even for a tweet, but left-wing MEPs seem to escape the same treatment even if charged with much more serious offenses, such as assault bordering on attempted murder.
After all this time, the fate of Italy’s Green MEP Ilaria Salis—known as the ‘Hammer Girl,’ and charged with three counts of attempted assault in Hungary—remains undecided. On Wednesday, April 9th, the EU Parliament’s Legal Affairs (JURI) committee once again delayed the debate on whether to revoke her immunity and allow authorities to continue her prosecution.
